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Blackadder@8

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This episode progresses the plot nicely.And has a great clifhanger,same as Part 1.

Another decent edition from the last series.Stratford Johns guest stars and he gives his usual fine performance.I know him best now from Z Cars and its various spinoffs.So nice to see him guest starring here in another programme.

Some very good stuff on this is The Beat,Squeeze,Hot Chocolate and Narada Michael Walden.Come the end of May the series was off air for 2 months over a strike.When it came back it was much more livelier with a new Producer.And more Audience enjoyment of the acts shown.

Will finish off Blake's 7,but here's more science fiction.This started Sylvester McCoy's 2nd season as The Doctor and is a massive leap in quality from his 1st season.Gone are his clowning about and he has a more able companion now in Ace.Just shows late 80's Who could still deliver the goods thankfully sometimes.

This episode continues the upward trend of the previous one.Episode has two halves,first part is on location at a slave sale and second is on a ship.Decent edition and interesting seeing Richard Hurndall here.He stood in as William Hartnell in The Five Doctors 2 years after this was made.

Finally the fortunes of Series 4 turn around.And the majority of the rest of the run are at least decent or very good editions.Even Soolin seems to have finally got a hold of her character and what to do with it.God knows how long this will stay up,watch while you can before it's blocked anyway guys.

Pretty much everything I have ever done here is blocked now.So God knows how long this edition will last.Nice long edition,quite a few repeat performances but that only becomes obvious if you watch the few before this one.So lots of good music here.

This episode brought Series 1 to an end prematurely.As the last episode meant to be shown was banned at the last minute,Klansmen.This edition is probably the worst of the initial run.Starts off quite well but the ending is ridiculous and Annie the title character is very unlikeable.So its hard to care what happens to her.She also treats Cowley pretty badly in the end.Even a bad Professionals it worth seeing though.

This episode was recorded 2nd in production order,but was left till late in First Series to broadcast oddly.A group of Delegates are meeting at a country residence.Cowley is concerned about the American Delegate,though it's Cowley himself who is in danger.Great episode with no let up in action.Some awful dubbing for Roger Lloyd Pack as a Foreign Killer is only laughable aspect of it.

This is the one set in a Bowling Alley if its remembered in particular now.Bodie and Doyle go undercover at the Alley.Thinking its been used as a place to deal drugs,but its more serious what is been planned.A lot of guest stars including Pamela Stephenson again.This time as a junkie looking to score.Like previous one another highlight of the early run of episodes.

A young woman approaches Ray Doyle.About reopening a case he gave evidence in 7 years previously where her Father was sent to Prison.One of the best episodes of Series 1 with strong guest stars like Lalla Ward as the young woman asking Ray for help to release her Father.

The deathbed confessions of an old head of security has CI5 busy.Back in 1953 akey witness killed herself before a trial she was to give evidence at,the truth was she was murdered to keep her quiet.So a lot of people who turned a blind eye then are in danger now.Decent edition with a very big cast it seemed,hope you enjoy it.

Great edition this,Bodie is off active duty.Having injured his hand recently in a offscreen tale.Off with his girlfriend he spots a German Terrorist Cowley is looking for.Most of the episode is made up of keeping one step ahead of them.Gabrielle Drake appears as Bodie's Girl,which adds to the appeal of this one.They must have wanted a decent actress for the part.As so far girlfriends just had to look annoyed when Bodie or Doyle had to rush off on assignment.

Not as great as previous 2 editions,but still good.A highly organised robbery takes place and as Bodie saw an old ally at the Airport thinks he must be involved.The last few minutes are a bit messy and Geoffrey Palmer is miscast as a criminal but otherwise enjoyable stuff overall.

Another great episode like the previous one.An American bigoted preacher is killed on a main road but passers by help.Soon a paper published their names and addresses and the killers come looking for them to silence them.So CI5 have to try and get to them first to protect them.

First total classic aired for the series.Good script,decent guest stars and the chemistry is right between the leads by now.A rifle is smuggled into Britain,with an unusually long range.The team have to find who the intended target is.

This was the first episode recorded of the lot.Some filming was done in the Hospital car park with Anthony Andrews as Bodie.The Producers saw the rushes,felt there wasn't much chemistry between Bodie and Doyle.And a quick recast was felt necessary,enter Lewis Collins.And the rest is history.The actual episode starts well but gets a bit messy and rushed at the conclusion,enjoyable all the same.

Dave Lee Travis hosts this edition.Number 1 is Summer Nights,sort of funny a song with Summer in title at top of charts at the start of November really.

A Shadow Minister is blackmailed after an association with a young girl in this episode.Some Russian Agents in this one also which makes it pretty topical.Pamela Salem guest stars but sadly she has a pretty small role this time round.Decent enough edition anyway and very watchable.

The first episode screened of the popular cop drama that ran from 1977 to 1983.In this edition a Scientist poisoned the water filter in a company,just to show what he can do.Then threatens to do the same somewhere in the Thames water supply.Guest starring Keith Baron.

This is a great British film from the end of the 60's.Tom Bell stars as a happily married man who all the same has an affair with a teenage girl.The girl is played by Olivia Hussey in her first film after Romeo And Juliet.A decent drama and it doesn't make their affair sleazy.Which if attempted today probably would be tacky.

After clips etc here is the actual film.It has flaws but its enjoyable entertainment.Just what you want this time of year.Christopher Walken makes a good and interesting villain and the locations and stunts up to par.Though its clearly not Roger doing any of the stunts by this stage.Despite been too old for the part by now he still has a lot of charm in the role.Right time finally to finish up though in the part.

This would have been a good scene in the film.Though the Director says at start he doesn't like protest scenes in films so maybe it wouldn't have made it.Scene has Bond,Chuck Lee and others having a closer look at Zoran Industries in San Francisco via a protest at the sea been ruined by their projects.

I hoped to do these in one go but my system won't let me.This is the earliest scene in the film deleted.After Bond is arrested trying to capture May Day,M had to bail him out of a Paris Prison.Interesting scene but no loss it was removed.

Will be doing the 1985 Bond film here over the festive period.This was main trailer at the time in cinemas.Have some deleted scenes I will add during the week also here.

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Mainly British shows from the past is my main objective here.